Two people rescued from under rubble in Sloviansk, six more bodies recovered

Two people have been rescued from under the rubble of a five-storey building in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, and the bodies of six more people have been recovered.

Source: Pavel Kyrylenko, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "Two people have been rescued and the bodies of six others have been recovered from under the rubble of a five-storey building destroyed by Ruscists in Sloviansk."

Details: Kyrylenko noted that as of 23:00, State Emergency Service rescue workers had already dismantled 96 tonnes of building structures.

The work involved 30 personnel from the State Emergency Service in Donetsk Oblast and seven appliances.

Previously: Two more bodies were retrieved from under the rubble of a five-storey building in Sloviansk on the afternoon of 15 April.

Background:

• The Russians struck Sloviansk at around 16:00 on 14 April, firing at least seven missiles at the city.
• Damage was done to five apartment buildings, five private houses, a school, a recreation centre, an administrative building, a shop, businesses and 12 cars.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to Russian shelling of residential areas of the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast, which caused deaths and injuries.

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